11-letter words containing o, u, r, l
- call around — If you call around, you phone several people, usually when you are trying to organize something or to find some information.
- calochortus — any plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as the mariposa lily and the sego lily.
- calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- casual work — temporary, as opposed to permanent or regular, employment
- cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
- cavernulous — possessing or being full of small cavities
- celliferous — making or bearing cells
- cerebellous — of or relating to the cerebellum
- chancellour — Archaic form of chancellor.
- chaulmoogra — a tropical Asian tree, Taraktogenos (or Hydnocarpus) kurzii: family Flacourtiaceae
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- chloroquine — a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C18H26ClN3
- chorus girl — A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chrome alum — a violet-red crystalline substance, used as a mordant in dyeing. Formula: KCr(SO4)2.12H2O
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circulatory — Circulatory means relating to the circulation of blood in the body.
- circumpolar — (of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- cirrocumuli — Plural form of cirrocumulus.
- civil court — a court of law in which civil cases are tried and determined. See also civil law (def 1).
- clamorously — full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor.
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- clenbuterol — a drug prescribed for breathing disorders
- close round — to encircle; surround
- closed rule — a rule that prohibits amendments to a bill from the floor.
- clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
- cloud cover — the state of the sky when it is covered with cloud
- cloud grass — a grass, Agrostis nebulosa, of Spain, having clusters of tiny spikelets on slender stalks, used in bouquets.
- cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
- cloudbursts — Plural form of cloudburst.
- coal cutter — a machine for undercutting a coal seam
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- coelurosaur — any of various small to very large bipedal carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs belonging to the suborder Theropoda, active in the Triassic and Cretaceous periods; Tyrannosaurus was a coelurosaur, and birds are thought to have evolved from small coelurosaurs
- cold rubber — synthetic rubber made at low temperatures (about 5°C). It is stronger than that made at higher temperatures and is used for car tyres
- cold turkey — Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.
- cold-turkey — to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely.
- collocutory — of or relating to dialogue
- collunarium — a solution for application in the nose; nose drops.
- collutorium — collutory.
- color guard — the persons carrying and escorting the colors (flag) in a parade, ceremony, etc.
- coloraturas — Plural form of coloratura.